The talks from this year's Annual Members' Luncheon - including Sir John Bradfield's reflections on his time as Senior Bursar - are now available to watch on our Youtube channel: http://bit.ly/1xVdlJH.

With great sadness, the College announces the death of Sir John Bradfield (1925-2014). He died at Great Gate yesterday evening, 13 October, on the way to a dinner. Born in 1925, he was Senior Bursar from 1956 to 1992. During that time he led the College in establishing Trinity's Science Park and in developing Felixstowe into Britain's largest international port. He was instrumental in the foundation of Darwin College, where he was an Honorary Fellow. The importance of Sir John's contribution to the College, the University and the City of Cambridge cannot be overstated. His long and very successful period as Senior Bursar leaves a legacy which will immeasurably enhance the life of Trinity for generations to come.

A non-insulin cure for diabetes is in reach with the advance being a culmination of 23 years of research by Professor Doug Melton (1977). Read more: http://thetim.es/1th1asu (subscription required).

Professor David Runciman (1985) on the lack of stature in today's politicians. Read more: http://bit.ly/ZS4PQp.

As one of the 10 confirmed speakers for TrinTalk: 2014 on September 28th, Sir John Bradfield (1942) discusses his 36 years as the College's Senior Bursar. Please click on the link below to get a flavour of his talk.

Study by Dr Julia Gog (1994) finds that the 2009 spread of 'swine flu' in the US was largely due to short-range travel, mainly by school children. Read more: http://bit.ly/1lW9cwU.

Study led by Prof Alan Short (1974), finding that the majority of hospital wards may be at risk of overheating, is referred to in report by the Committee on Climate Change. Read more: http://bit.ly/1joLQ8G.

There will be a two-part documentary about University Challenge shown on BBC2 next week. Episode 1 will air on Monday 7th July at 7.30pm and Episode 2 will follow on Tuesday 8th July at 8pm. The series follows various teams, including Trinity, as they prepare for and take part in the series this year. Note that this is not the team that won the recently aired series but the team that has been filming recently, competing for the 2015 trophy.

Professor Michael Edwardson (1973) and Tony Jackson (Department of Biochemistry) discover that structure of sodium channels in cells is different than previously believed, which may lead to improvements in drugs to treat cardiac and pain conditions. Read more: http://bit.ly/1iBPgxm.

Professor Ross Anderson (1974) argues that it is impossible to fully anonymise medical data for use in research and that there is a risk of individuals’ privacy being breached. Read more: http://bit.ly/1kc9brm.

Dr Hugh Hunt (e1990) discusses wave motion using example of a 'slinky' and helps BBC's The One Show set world record. Watch at: http://bbc.in/1lPwzxk (21 minutes in).